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WW Toronto con report - DAY TWO - all photos, all the time

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Great pictures!

 

I had a pretty good time at the show and walked away with a couple sketches today. I figured I would share them here:

 

Phil Jimenez (very nice dude!)

 

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Alvin Lee (I always make it a point to stop by and talk with this guy whenever he's at a show. He's a fantastic artist.)

 

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Drew, this was a world class thread with photos of a world class city.

 

:applause:

 

I can only encourage you guys to check out Toronto one day. I know it's my home town but it's just world class as far as atmosphere goes.

 

(thumbs u

 

From the pictures, it looks like there are a few worldclass women as well.

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Drew, this was a world class thread with photos of a world class city.

 

:applause:

 

I can only encourage you guys to check out Toronto one day. I know it's my home town but it's just world class as far as atmosphere goes.

 

(thumbs u

 

From the pictures, it looks like there are a few worldclass women as well.

 

There are. I was thoroughly surprised at how many women attended this show.

 

 

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A few more interesting things about the show (I took few pics unfortunately)...

 

There was a room that branched off from the con that has a pro wrestling ring set up in it and there was wrestling going on all weekend long. I thought that was an original and fun idea.

 

All of the dealers with deep inventory did reasonably well from what I could see and hear. I did not venture into the creator's table area so I have no idea how they fared.

 

Angus Young's SG Guitar was there promoting the new Iron Man movie as well as AC/DC.

 

Access to the CNE/Direct Energy building was pretty easy to get to by public transit and by car (although parking was a $12 flat rate).

 

We decided to stay at the Four Seasons Sheraton on Lake Shore (just West of the CNE) instead of the host hotels (Hyatt, Hilton etc) for several reasons: Although the host hotels were in the downtown core, which made sight seeing more attractive, they were charging about $25-35 a nite for parking as well as $10-15 a day for internet access while these were free with the Sheraton. Also, the Sheraton was a 5 minute cab ride compared to 10-15 minutes of weaving through the downtown core.

 

The building is already pre booked by Wizard for next year (same date), so if all goes smooth there should be another show.

 

 

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How was dinner on Saturday, Roy? Who attended?

 

There were a few different dinner groups. I didn't make Rob Allen's place. I believe Bob Storms and some of the usual suspects (Watson, cgcworld, Wasonff etc went for dinner together).

 

I went back to the hotel to recoup for a couple of hours and then Lou and I met up with Pete and Doug of Paradise Comics, the CGC crew, and a few people (group of about 10) and went to the Keg for steak at about 9:30. We were seated at about 10pm (apparently that Keg is a real hot spot on Saturday night, there was 1 hour+ wait) and then we made it over to the Social for the official "after party".

 

The Social was a bit of a dingy place, and all of the media stars from the con were roped off at a VIP table so a few of us figured we'd do something else rather than stand in the dark and watch them. I thought it was a bit of a snobby thing to do, to invite media guests and then rope them off, but I don't think Wizard had much to do with that as much as the media people pushed for it. Still, hope they had fun sitting in a circle with people watching them.

 

:insane:

 

I called Matt Nelson (who was stuck at a Karaoke bar) to meet us but he never did.

 

Jim (cgcworld) and his wife Barb and Lou and I got into their car and we headed over to the Velvet Underground for a bit. I love that place. Lots of great 80's and 90's alternative music and the place filled in really well after 12:30.

 

I also got into a fight with the cab driver, who recognized that I was pretty drunk at the end of the night and decided to take us for a ride around the hotel to up his cab fare. Bugger didn't realize I know TO like the back of my hand and I called him on it. Our $30-40 cab ride quickly became $20.

 

 

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Any day 3 reports and pics coming or are they in this thread?

 

I forgot my camera both Sat and Sun and so, very few pics on my end.

 

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Any day 3 reports and pics coming or are they in this thread?

 

I forgot my camera both Sat and Sun and so, very few pics on my end.

 

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doh!

 

I think Drew did a great job!

 

I usually carry my camera in my lap top case but I was all shopped out by Saturday so I just left it in the hotel room.

 

Sorry gang.

 

 

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